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Author:

Wooten, Heather Green, 1958-

Title:

The polio years in Texas : battling a terrifying unknown / Heather Green Wooten.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

Texas A&M University Press,

Copyright Date:

c2009

Description:

xiv, 248 p. : ill., maps, music ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Poliomyelitis--Texas--History--20th century.
Poliomyelitis--history--Texas.
Poliomyelitis--therapy--Texas.
Disease Outbreaks--history--Texas.
History, 20th Century--Texas.
Poliovirus--Texas.
Socioeconomic Factors--Texas.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

The dawn of a crippling threat -- The Lone Star legacy : polio, Texas politics, and FDR -- Battling a terrifying unknown -- Giving the boot to polio -- Red bricks, white coats, and iron lungs -- Silencing the killer -- A story yet to finish.

ISBN:

1603441654 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9781603441650 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1603441409 (cloth : alk. paper)
9781603441407 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)316421017

LCCN:

2009010425

Locations:

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

PRAX771 -- Cowles Library (Des Moines)